UCAS Code
H390
Institution code: H12
Extended Foundation Degree Programme
Agricultural Engineering
Application
Please include GCSE results on your UCAS application form.
Why choose the Engineering specialist route? Well, quite simply engineers help shape the world - whatever you use and wherever you go, an engineer’s been there first, designing, creating, improving. Engineers thrive on challenges – they use their knowledge of science and technology to find solutions to everyday problems to make life easier for us all.
At Harper Adams we specialise in land-based engineering, with links to some of the biggest names around – JCB, Claas, John Deere, and Case New Holland, to name just a few. Vehicles, machines and equipment have revolutionised agriculture and food production, making it more efficient and cost-effective. Land-based engineers are at the heart of this progress, designing and developing ever more efficient vehicles, machinery and buildings for the agricultural, off road and associated industries.
What’s more, the career prospects are great. The engineering industry is massive, employing around 1.7 million people, so engineers are in such demand that the world really is your oyster. Salaries for newly graduated trainee engineers are currently in the region of £22,500 and a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers estimated that over the course of their career, engineers earn almost £220,000, or nearly 30 per cent, more than colleagues without a degree. No wonder engineers are the most satisfied of all UK graduates, according to research by the Royal Bank of Scotland. And Harper Adams engineering graduates have a really good reputation within industry because of their practical knowledge and can-do attitude.
Entry requirements
You must be at least 17 years old, with an expectation to have eight or nine GCSE passes at grade C or above, to include English language, maths and science. However, we judge all candidates on their individual merits and may take other skills, qualifications and life experience into account when considering applications. Mature students without formal qualifications will need to provide evidence of their ability to pursue successfully a course at this level. This may include an academic assessment at Harper Adams, taken on interview days.
Contact information
For course related enquiries please contact:
Admissions
Telephone: +44 (0)1952 815 000
Email: admissions@harper-adams.ac.uk
Seven specially selected modules will provide you with the academic and study skills you will need to prepare you for higher education. Modules are small units of study. Each one is worth a certain number of credits and you must pass all modules (earning 120 credits) to pass the first year.
Essential skills modules
These three modules are compulsory and are studied by all students on the EFDP course. They cover key skills and basic study skills.
Module table
| Module title | |
|---|---|
| Essential skills modules (Compulsory) 40 credits |
Maths Awareness: Numeracy and Statistics (15 credits) |
| Information and Communication Technology (15 credits) | |
| Academic Skills (10 credits) | |
| Core modules 60 credits |
Engineering Studies |
| Environmental Science | |
| Enterprise | |
| Optional module (1 from 3) 20 credits |
Business Studies |
| Biology | |
| Food Studies |
Assessment
Assessment is via a balance of coursework and examination. Weighting is typically 50 percent course work and 50 percent exams, although certain modules, such as Academic Skills are 100 percent coursework assessed. Environmental Science and Maths Awareness are assessed 100 percent by examination.
